| 1942 Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | April 6, 1926 |
| Distance: | 226 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 26' 00" |
| Stages: | 1 |
| First: | Briek Schotte |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| Second: | Georges Claes |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Third: | Robert Van Eenaeme |
| Third Nat: | BEL |
| Previous: | 1941 |
| Next: | 1943 |
The 26th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic race was held on Sunday, 6 April 1942.[1] Belgian Briek Schotte won the Monument for a first time. Of the 67 starting cyclists, 22 reached the finish.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished there, in the Kuipke velodrome, totaling 226 km (140 miles).[3]
The course featured 3 categorized climbs:
As he usually preferred, Briek Schotte escaped from a group earlier. He was able to stay in front and arrived solo in the velodrome. Schotte completed the race with an average of 35,13 km/h.[4]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thompson | 6h 26' 00" | ||
| 2 | Helyett–Hutchinson | + 5" | ||
| 3 | Individual | s.t. | ||
| 4 | Dilecta–Wolber | s.t. | ||
| 5 | Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. | ||
| 6 | Individual | s.t. | ||
| 7 | Dilecta–Wolber | + 25" | ||
| 8 | Alcyon–Dunlop | 1' 25" | ||
| 9 | Alcyon–Dunlop | 1' 40" | ||
| 10 | Individual | 3' 10" |